Obituaries

     Bonnie Lee Schoelerman (Pfitzenmaier) daughter of Art and Loena (Powell) Pfitzenmaier, was born at home on April 29, 1932, in Primghar IA. She spent her childhood years on a farm South of Hartley, IA. She attended country school through the eighth grade and graduated from…

Margery Mae Fraseur, daughter of Bertha and Herbert Maurer, was born September 28, 1923 in Tipton, Iowa.  She attended grade school, high school, and junior college in Tipton before leaving to study liberal arts at the University of Iowa.

     Marge moved to Chicago and…

Keith McCarl Mortenson, the son of Engold and Sigrid (Simonsen) Mortenson, was born on February 1, 1938, in Webb, Iowa. He was raised and attended school in Webb. The family moved to Terril when Keith was in his late teens. After his schooling, Keith worked at the Spencer Hospital as an ambulance…

James Joseph Umscheid, Sr., was the son of Louis John and Florence (Wittrock) Umscheid, born in Westport Township, Iowa, on June 6, 1931.  James passed away at the Spencer Municipal Hospital on April 28, 2020, at the age of 88.

James married Barbara Anderson and four children: James Jr.,…

Ferne Adelaide Schuller, age 102, passed away on May 29, 2020, at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer, Iowa.

    Ferne Adelaide Eckert was born on March 25, 1918, in Mallard, Iowa.  She was the oldest of six children born to Harvey and Mamie Olson Eckert.  Her childhood…

     Lillian Louise Jenkins, age 97, of Spencer, Iowa passed away May 26, 2020 at Northshire Residence in Spencer, Iowa.

     Lillian was born October 17, 1922 to Fred and Hazel Mae Tuttle in Worthington, MN.

     She was united in marriage…

     Judy Ann Johnson, the daughter of Roy and Margaret (Sorlie) Johnson was born on July 30, 1943 in Humboldt, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Humboldt and Hardy, IA areas, where she graduated from Humboldt High School. She attended both Augustana College and Waldorf…

Jerry Dean Hillegas, 60, died unexpectedly at his home in Everly, Iowa on May 19, 2020.  He was born Jan 12, 1960, in Spencer, Iowa to Harlin and Karen (Jordan) Hillegas. Jerry was an  Everly Cattlefeeder K-12, Class of 1978, active in band and choir.  Jerry retired from the Navy…

Dennis Bruce Oviatt, the son of Dwain and Phyllis (Fogarty) Oviatt, was born on November 4, 1958 in the Spencer Municipal Hospital, Spencer, Iowa. He was raised in Dickens and Spencer, Iowa. He attended Spencer High School, where he graduated in the class of 1977. He attended the Culinary Institute…

Patricia Ann “Pat” Johnson, the daughter of Eugene and Marietta (Greene) Reynolds, Sr., was born October 31, 1941 in Milford, Iowa.  She was born and raised in Milford, graduating from Milford High School.

     Pat married Bruce Johnson on June 7, 1959 at the…

     Maria “Lu” Luise Horning, the daughter of Franz and Maria (Pflaum) Heinrichmeyer was born in Eltmann, Germany on November 22, 1952.

     Lu married a serviceman, Doug VanEngen and came to the United States in 1970. She had 2 children with him.…

     Michelle Renee Kreiss, the daughter of Edward and Betti (Bollman) Dorpinghaus was born June 24, 1959 in Denver, CO. She grew up in Iowa City, IA, where she attended school and graduated from Iowa City West in 1977. She attended college for several years before moving to…

     Michael Francis Hynes, the son of James and Patricia  (Kirschbaum) Hynes was born April 13, 1960, in Emmetsburg, Iowa.  He was raised on various farms around northwest Iowa and attended school in Mallard, Clay Central, and Spencer, graduating in 1978.  He was…

     Daniel Jay Merten, the son of Edward Joseph and Donna Jean (Milleman) Merten was born August 13, 1954, in Estherville, Iowa.  He was raised and attended Spencer Community Schools, graduating in 1973.

   On August 3, 1974, Daniel was united in marriage to Deb…

Richard “Dick” Donald Hallett Sr., son of Winnifred Hallett and Lillie (McShane) Hallett was born, April 13, 1925 in Artesian, South Dakota where he spent his early years. Later he moved to Sioux City with his mother, where he graduated from Central High…

     Loretta Alice Sweet, the daughter of Arthur and Katherine Trost was born June 13, 1944 in Chicago, IL. Her childhood years were spent in the Chicago area, where she attended and graduated from Catholic Schools.

     Loretta married Sam Cardinale in 1966,…

     James “Jim” Lawrence Reis, the son of Leon and Bernadine (Vodraska) Reis, was born February 19, 1957 in Emmetsburg, Iowa. He was raised and educated in Pocahontas, IA, where he graduated from Pocahontas High School in 1976.

    He met his soul…

Jacqueline (Jackie) Belle Stafford Shugars Webster passed away on April 29th at her home.  Jackie was born on November 21st 1957 to Edward and Shirley (Harnan) Stafford in Alliance NE.  Jackie graduated from St. Agnes Academy in 1976 and attended Loretta Heights College (Denver,…

   Teresa Ann Cate, the daughter of Theodore and Phyllis (Hessinnes) Cate was born in Spencer, Iowa, on September 26, 1956.  She graduated from Spencer High School in 1975.  Following graduation, she attended nursing school in Omaha, Nebraska, and practiced at several…

     Paul Harry Shearer, the son of Elmer Glade and Rose Mae (Cannon) Shearer, was born on August 13, 1929, in Bedford, IA. He grew up on a farm in Taylor County and attended school in Blockton where he graduated. Following high school, he entered into the military on January…

Thomas M. Willey, the son of Merle and Stella (Poe) Willey, was born January 14, 1934 in Sutherland, Iowa. He was a Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and later helping with the younger scouts. He attended K-12^th grade at Sutherland Consolidated School, graduating in 1952. Tom married Roanne “Jean”…

Leisha Jane Prime, the daughter of Juanita (McPherson) Dahl, was born on September 9, 1960 in Dakota City, Iowa. She attended school at Twin rivers Community School.

     On October 21, 1979, she married Mark Prime in Humboldt, Iowa. To this union three children were born:…

     June Ann (Yeager) Johannsen, the daughter of Lee and Anna (Newby) Leighter, was born July 5, 1928 in Dickens, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, where he received her education.

     June married Michael Yeager and to this union…

     Gene David Hall, was born on December 21, 1938, to Glen and Lucille (McLaughlin) Hall in Spencer, IA. Gene was an avid fisherman. If you wanted to see him you would just check the small local lakes. His favorite place to fish was the Little Sioux River for…

     Duane Arnold Harmelink, the son of Charlie and Gert (Van Iperen) Harmelink was born March 30, 1934 in Ashton, Iowa. He grew up and resided in the Ashton-Melvin area until he married Thelma Elaine (Nieuwendorp) Harmelink on July 20, 1954. They made their home in the…

Paul Frederick Lenz, son of Roland and Luella (Oberhelman) Lenz, died peacefully at home, surrounded by family on April 14th, 2020, after a short battle with lung cancer.

      Paul was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on March 12th, 1952. He grew up on a farm outside of LuVerne,…

    The life of Thomas Hughes Hart began in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 25, 1931, son of Clarence Hart and Arlene Hughes Hart. He joined two older sisters.
    The family moved to a farm south of Gillett Grove when Tom was a child. Tom attended Gillett Grove School through 8^th…

Gladys Rose Wilcox, the daughter of Christopher and Lola Crook Clare, was born March 4, 1921 in Emmetsburg, IA.  Her childhood years were spent in Emmetsburg where she attended country school, St Mary’s and Public High School.

     Gladys married James Wilcox on…

Beverly Joan Johnson, the daughter of Joseph and Loretta (Kindred) Fasbender, was born August 22, 1931 in Lake City, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Lake City, Cylinder and then Spencer in her youth where she has lived ever since.  Bev received most of her education in Spencer…

    Georgia Rose Jensen, daughter of George Albert and Florence Isbella (Leonard) Gathman, was born on July 15, 1934 in Hartley, IA. She graduated from Hartley High School where she played basketball. 

     On March 21, 1954, Georgia married Robert…

     Marcia was born on August 18, 1937, in the Dexter, IA hospital, to Clarence LeRoy Fritz and Evelyn Elizabeth (Cox) Fritz.  They resided on the Fritz Farm south of Menlo, IA.  Marcia was baptized as an infant in the Menlo Methodist Church. Then on June 19, 1955 she…

     Douglas Don Lynn, the son of Delbert Edison, Sr. and Nora Edna (Scharnberg) Lynn, was born on June 6, 1941 in Spirit Lake, IA. He was raised in the Everly area where he received his early education and graduated from Everly High School. Following high school he drove truck…

Carol Arlene Lee, the daughter of Vernon and Lena Overocker, was born on September 1, 1920 on the family farm in Milford, Iowa.  She was raised in Milford and attended country school in Dickinson county and went on to graduate from Milford High School in 1938.  She then attended business…

Donald Harvey Goettsch, age 86 of Sutherland, IA, passed away April 3, 2020, at his home.

     Don was born May 31, 1933, near Holstein, IA, the son of Harvey and Margaret Cipperley Goettsch.  He was raised on a farm near Holstein.

     On December 4,…